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Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS 44238

Covers a keyhole operation on the intestine that does not match any of the standard named intestinal procedures. The surgeon works with a camera and long instruments through small abdominal incisions. Because it is an unusual or newly developed operation, the surgeon submits a report describing exactly what was done so it can be reviewed and priced.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Other Keyhole Intestinal Procedure cost?

$2,455

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,455 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,862 from a physician practice, and about $7,244 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,862$1,023 to $2,630
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,244$4,266 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $17,783Professionalmedian $1,862 · 10th to 90th $933 to $5,495
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,244professional $1,862

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$15,135.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,311.31
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54,954.09
Median
$64,565.42
Typical High
$64,565.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$36,307.81
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$26,302.68
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,071.52
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$16,982.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 28.8 times more in Indiana than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania· 39th of 51

$2,455

IN $14,454SD $501

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.